Solution Architect

Location: Ålesund
Reports to: Chief Product Officer (CPO)

About the role

As a Solution Architect at Reknes AS, you’ll be part of our product team and play a key role in ensuring that our software solutions create real value and efficiency for both new and existing customers.

You’ll act as the bridge between business processes and technology — responsible for ensuring that the delivery of Reknes solutions aligns with company standards, best practices, and the customer’s operational needs.


You’ll also contribute to identifying and defining new product requirements based on insights from implementation projects.

Main responsibilities

Customer projects

  • Lead architecture and solution design in customer implementation projects

  • Configure standard setups and ensure solution adaptations within product capabilities

  • Ensure the solution design supports both short-term delivery and long-term scalability

  • Participate in pre-sales activities as a solution expert to clarify expectations

  • Collaborate closely with project teams and project managers

Product development

  • Identify and document needs for new functionality or improvements based on customer feedback and industry experience

  • Work closely with the product team to align priorities with the roadmap

  • Prepare and hand over functional and technical specifications for development

  • Share knowledge across the product team and the wider company

  • Contribute to product strategy development together with the Product Manager

Product strategy and standardization

  • Develop and maintain reference architecture and solution templates for implementing standard software

  • Establish and manage best practices for configuration, integrations, and setup

  • Collaborate closely with the Product Manager and product team on product strategy and direction

Qualifications

Education and experience

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, business systems, economics, or a related field

  • Experience implementing ERP or business systems

  • Experience in solution architecture, system design, and customer dialogue

  • Strong understanding of ERP/business systems and integration architecture

Personal qualities

  • Strong business understanding and ability to identify customer needs

  • Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented

  • Excellent communication skills — both technical and non-technical

  • Thrives at the intersection of technology and business processes

Why join Reknes?

At Reknes, you’ll be part of a passionate and skilled team building technology that helps the waste management industry work smarter and more responsibly. We offer a flexible and collaborative work environment, competitive conditions, and opportunities to shape products that make a real impact.